"Humanization" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... reflect the divine Spirit. It follows that man is a generic 516:30 term. Masculine, feminine, and neuter gen- ders are human concepts. In one of the ancient lan- 517:1 guages the word for man is used also as the synonym of mind. This definition has been weakened by anthropo- 517:3 morphism, or a humanization of Deity. The word an- thropomorphic, in such a phrase as "an anthropomorphic God," is derived from two Greek words, signifying man 517:6 and form, and may be defined as a mortally mental at- tempt to reduce Deity to corporeality. The life-giving quality of Mind is Spirit, not matter. ...
— Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures • Mary Baker Eddy |
